1st stop is Cary's gaff on Friday. She is being so kind in putting us up, Louise is coming over Friday too and we're hoping for special guest appearances from Ash and Mandy so fingers crossed!
To put a different spin on the meet we are having a Robbie-filled PJ party on Sat night... with lots of food, drinkies and of course Robbie-ness! Before that I've pulled together some of the best bits from the last 4 years and compiled the very 1st Annual PV Crew Awards....
It was tough going through so many good times to pick out specific ones for the nominations but after a lot of too-ing and fro-ing I came up with the final list... 10 categories... many nominees.... but only 1 winner!
It's gonna be mahooosive!
The categories are confirmed....
The nominations are in....but first...
It was so much fun looking at the best bits, there have been so many laughs. There were plenty of stories that kinda started "this one time... (at bandcamp....!)" - You know the drill.
I went through old messages, pictures, blogs, facebook postings. My oh my some of the things that were in there would make your hair curl. From the first proper meet at Port Vale FC to the more recent meeting Pete Conway in Stoke in June... whether "home or away" - hotel, apartment or at one of the girls houses you can hear the laughs for miles! (not to mention the blasting of Robbie Williams and Take That!) Fantastic, Fantastic, Fantastic!
So without further ado, here are the nominees:
Best Picture:
- Kriss for her chicken impression
- Cary for her best Oi Oi cheeky pic
- Sam & Louise for bringing Rena & Debs to Take That; brushing Debs teeth and giving Rena her brekkie!
- Debs with bottle of Stella and her “I don’t drink Stella, me” face!
Best Action / Stunt Move:
- Paula with her head out of the limo at Port Vale (1st time)
- Debs with her dancing on a broken toe / foot at Port Vale (2nd time) after dropping the bikkie tin on it (and thinking it was just sore)
- Kriss & Paula for wrestling in the tunnel at Man Utd.
- Sam on the knob chair… going backwards!
Best Maneuver:
- Sam & Debs setting up their very own PV Karaoke during the lock in at Port Vale, even though there wasn’t one!
- Louise leading the Crew into the “walk thru” Mcdonalds at Wembley; when they were closed
- Ashlea taking no prisoners & getting straight onto JK’s knee in Runcorn
Best Special Guest Appearance:
- Shelley for making it to Stoke despite an impromptu hospital run with her son…
- Debs for managing to bump into us on Wembley Way amidst 75000 people after Take That gig
- The PV Crew for surprising JK in Runcorn
- Rena for when she surprised Nan at Wembley (even though she definitely wasn’t coming!)
Best Newcomer:
- Mandy for getting stuck right in with the Crew and putting us up at the last meet.
- Ashlea for biting the bullet and coming back for seconds!
- Anne-Claire for getting on a plane and getting her ass over the Irish Sea for her very 1st meet!
Best Quotes:
- Cary for Runcorn in general (Chiplash, I’ve got Orange Wee, Call yourself a tribute, Grants for ******s!)
- JK for the classic “Paula's great…every home should have one”
- Louise for “Tidy… Is it…. What’s Occurring” in her finest Welsh accent
- Rena for "the awright mate shop, Marantha, You Plum!"
Best Photography
- Kriss for Soccer Aid and bagging the Rob pics
- Louise for Soccer Aid, Take That and Runcorn
- Shelley for the PV Crew in Stockport with JK
Best “the one where…” moment
- Sam, Lou and Paula picked up a random on the bus after Take That
- Debs when she beat all the local fellas in the sports bar in Wembley at pool, much to their disgust.
- Paula - when The Crew were doing the grape challenge with "Andy" in the Red Lion; Paula then trying to stop Andy eating all the grapes!
- Shelley & Kriss when they tried to get in a “minibus” outside from The George, not realizing there was a limo booked instead that was hiding behind the corner!
Best Use of Unique Lyrics:
- Paula for the Double A Side “Paula’s in a CamperVan / (Den's the) King of the Bongo Bong”
- Sam, Kriss and Louise for their special Burslem Normals version of Good Doctor
- Robbie Williams for singing “You Know Me” to Cary
- Kriss for her classic FB status sing-a-long using Dizzie Rascal's "Bonkers"
- JK for his amazing, unique rendition of “Let Me Entertain You” in Runcorn!
And the Outstanding Contribution Award goes to……find out who on Sat 16th Oct!!
